Our coaches
Shaina Mack
Shaina is our head Muay Thai coach here at GCL Fight Club and has been training and fighting Muay Thai for ten years now. Shaina previously held British and World Titles consecutively in April and October 2016 as a youth and is therefore a well equipped trainer that has experience fighting at the highest level.
Loyd Martin
Loyd is our head coach for amateur boxing, like Shaina and Gemma, Loyd has a lot of experience as a fighter with 20 amateur bouts, 15 unlicenced bouts and over 15 years of experience in coaching amateurs. Loyd holds his amateur boxing coach level 2.
Yann Costa
Yann is an active fighter and current Quest promotion champion and has been coaching at GCL for 2 years. For Yann, Boxing and Muay Thai is so much more than just self defence and pride but also hard work and discipline.
Liam Watson
Liam is GCL Fight Clubs kids coach, Liam has been with the gym for over a year now. he is a talented coach with lots of experience under his belt. Liam strength is dealing with kids, Liam is a family man with 2 of his own children. Liam can be found at the gym almost everyday. Liam is a dedicated to working hard and having fun at the same time.
Gemma Marten
Gemma Marten has been a boxing coach for over 10 years and has been coaching with GCL fight club since it's inception in 2021. Gemma has her Level 1 amateur coach from England Boxing and has had over 20 fights and was Southern Area Champion. Gemma is the most experience coach at the club and is the heat and soul of boxing.
Charlie Boarer
Charlie Boarer has also been with GCL from the very beginning and has been coaching boxing for four years now with him recently receiving his Level 1 amateur coach from England boxing. Charlie has also taken a course in Boxing Science which focuses on using your own strengths.
Gavin Jacobs
Gavin first started boxing when he was 11 years old where he first began learning the skills for his slick and technical style before eventually having some success on the semi-professional circuit at events like the Queensbury League. Now a strength and conditioning coach at GCL, Gavin takes pride in helping the younger fighters achieve their goals.
Aggy Khan
Aggy mainly coaches our Beginners, Over 40's and Mums and Dads classes at GCL. Aggy has taken courses in Boxing science. As well as this he also has certifications in Weight Training and Strength Conditioning which he has had experience in for over 30 years. Strength and Conditioning is Aggy's speciality, having had more experience in this field then anyone else in the club. Aggy chooses to employ tried and tested methods for Strength and Conditioning such as calisthenics and modern day plyometrics used by coaches and fighters alike.
Conor O'sullivan
Conor is our new MMA coach, He's trained across Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA for over 10 years. He's competed on the amateur MMA and Boxing scene for 6+ years in Irland. Has over 20 fights under his belt. He specialises in teaching MMA.